Hi all
Can anyone tell me why I cant disable quiet mode?Ive had it a year or so, When I took it out of the box , sound always came on when power was switched on ,but now this doesnt happen anymore By the manual it says set CV-113 to 0 , thats what ive done but loco still is quiet when i power up! I have tried to reset it but its still the same .All the volume levels ,bell ring rate, default address of 3 all that did reset but its still quiet untill I give a throttle command then sound comes on. ( i really dont like it) Am I missing something or is ther a fault in the decoder? the loco is an Athern F45 , beautiful engine .And i use NCE Power Cab
Try setting CV 113 to a value of 0 (zero) , that should do it.
When you do a reset on a Tsunami (full reset) dont use the NCE recovery option. Reset CV8 to 8, then rock the engine up on its side (to break track connection) for a few seconds (5?). Put it back on its wheels, the headlight should flash breifly and the reset will be complete.
All this and more on Tsunamis can be found at http://www.soundtraxx.com/manuals/Tsunami%20Diesel%20Technical%20Reference_1.13.pdf
Karl
NCE über alles!
Give CV116 a value of 39...it should give you what you want.
Jacktal Give CV116 a value of 39...it should give you what you want.
Nope . CV116 controls engine notching, Not time out period Page 67 of the manual shows:
CV 113
Quiet Mode Timeout Period
Description
When the Quiet Mode Timeout Period is set to a non-zero value, sounds
become active only when the decoder is addressed. When the locomotive
has been stopped and all functions have been turned off, the sound effects
will turn off automatically after the timeout period has elapsed as set by CV
113.
Q0-Q7: Quiet Bit Time Out Period
0 = Sound turns on a few seconds after power is turned
on.
1-255 = Quiet Mode Timeout period
Timeout period (seconds) = CV 113 x 0.25
Thats what the OP was asking about, not notching
When in doubt, RTFM. Its a free download.
I never really understood why people would want the engine sounds to start when the layout is powered up. Real engines aren't normally powered up unless they are being used. Always seemed rather odd to me when somebody powers up their layout and all the engines come to life.
Mark.
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I agree, Mark, sort of........
In the real world, diesels run constantly unless they are shut down per policy or for maintainance. Same for steamers, they have their fires banked and they sit and hiss...albeit quietly. It's a noisier real rail world, but only up close 'n personal. On our layouts, however, everything we own is within earshot, certainly within 15 feet. So, decoders, whose sound doesn't scale well at all, are also within 15'. It's a noisy and annoying layout where every loco comes literally allive in sound when the rails are powered up. But, not on my pike....I kill 'em unless they are acquired by the throttle.
My rule is: one loco working, and one idling. All others must be silent.
I don;t want all my locos runnign startup sequences when I power on either. The problem is Tsunami's silly default that doesn;t start the loco until you address it and seelct speed step 1. Result is a loco that starts moving down the tracks while the decoder is playing the engine start sequence! Pretty much everyone else has F8 to mute, and it STAYS muted between power cycles, at least with my Digitrax system, and/or things like the F9/F6 options with WSI decoders. So you can have a standing still loco, issue it a function and it runs the startup sequence and sits there idling. Or you cna bring one into the terminal, park it, and hit a function and it plays the shutdown sequence and goes quiet. And stays that way until you tell it to start up again. THAT'S the way these things should ALL work.
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The gentleman wants the original settings back.Out of their wrapping,Tsunami are set this way...
CV113=0...engine sound will "idle" indefinitely,no automatic shutt off.
CV116=39...Bit 0=1 or value of 1(from then on,no manual notching)
Bit 1=1 or value of 2
Bit 2=1 or value of 4 total of 7,the number of throttle clicks per sound notch.Any value of 1 to 15 will
work,7 is default and works well.
Bit 3=0 (if bit 0+1+2+3=0 manual notching is activated)
Bit 5=0...prime mover starts up at speed step 1
then Bit 5=1...prime mover starts up when power is supplied to track,wich the gentleman wants.Value 32
Total values for CV116...32+7=39
I agree with Mark,having the locos start up without being requested may become a little annoying after a while and adressing them one by one to turn them off...Well.a matter of choice.I personnally use manual notching.